Transgender candidates, running for political office in unprecedented numbers in the United States this year, could make history in upcoming primary elections by securing Democratic Party nominations in races in three states. - 14 mins ago, 10 Aug 18, 10:49am -

The U.S. judge in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort called a recess on Friday after a long conversation with attorneys for both the government and Manafort, without giving a reason. - 20 mins ago, 10 Aug 18, 10:43am -

Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Kansas governor's race, said he plans to recuse himself from the vote recount after a correction in the total cut his lead to just 91 votes. - 1 hour ago, 10 Aug 18, 9:59am -

President Donald Trump on Friday renewed his attacks on NFL players pushing for criminal justice and other social reforms as U.S. media reported that a number of players protested during the league's preseason opening late on Thursday. - 1 hour ago, 10 Aug 18, 9:47am -

NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's Laura Ingraham says she disavows the support of white nationalists and claims that her views about the nation's demographic changes have been distorted. The prime-time personality responded to critics of her comment…- 10 mins ago, 10 Aug 18, 10:53am -

When LaShell Eikerenkoetter cast her vote for Wesley Bell in the St. Louis County Democratic primary on Tuesday, she took the spirit of Michael Brown with her to the ballot box. She had a sole purpose on Election Day: Get rid of Bob McCulloch, the ve…- 36 mins ago, 10 Aug 18, 10:27am -

President Trump on Friday criticized NFL players that take a knee, telling them to "find another way to protest" or "be suspended without pay!" The president argued the athletes should "be happy, be cool" because they make thousands of dollars doing…- 2 hours ago, 10 Aug 18, 8:57am -

Hispanic Federation Fund for Puerto Rico Relief Link-From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…Late Night Snark: The Clown Show Rolls On“We could be reaching a whole new level of angry Trump because a report says people close to the president say he…- 20 Oct 17, 7:30pm -

After the Trump administration’s repeated attempts to block an undocumented young woman from having an abortion, on Friday, an appeals court in Washington, D.C. ruled that she must be allowed to obtain an abortion. A D.C. appeals court has rule…- 20 Oct 17, 6:03pm -

Campaign ActionIn another in the long series, "Trump regrets," meet some voters who didn't think he was really going to take away their health care.Tom Westerman voted for Donald Trump in last year's election but says he might not do so again a…- 20 Oct 17, 4:02pm -

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker won the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor on Tuesday, defeating a member of a famous political family and a self-described "middle-class candidate" to advance to what could be the most expensive governor's race in…- 20 Mar 18, 9:59pm -

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., is preparing to subpoena documents from the Department of Justice this week related to how the FBI handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server, according to The Hill reports.- 20 Mar 18, 6:44pm -

Is there some activist journalism going on over at CNN with the singular goal of purging Alex Jones and Infowars — and only Alex Jones and Infowars — from online existence?- 3 hours ago, 10 Aug 18, 8:02am -

J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Sun TimesSeventy-one people were shot this past weekend in Chicago. Twelve people lost their lives. The numbers are staggering, but they can never measure the futures lost and the devastation experienced by families left behind…- 2 hours ago, 10 Aug 18, 9:14am -

Laura Hollis, RealClearPoliticsEarlier this week, Candace Owens, a young black conservative, was shouted out of a restaurant by a white crowd screaming obscenities and racial epithets at her and her dining companion, Turning Point USA founder Charlie…- 2 hours ago, 10 Aug 18, 9:11am -

Jelani Cobb, The New YorkerThe campaign to get Sarah Jeong dismissed from the New York Times for racism is guided by a larger effort to strip away the moral authority of people belonging to a vulnerable group.- 2 hours ago, 10 Aug 18, 9:09am -

An Idaho police department on Friday revealed that the patient in a Utah hospital is one of its reserve officers and thanked the "heroic" nurse who informed law enforcement that it was against hospital policy to draw bloo...- 3 Sep 17, 2:13pm -

President Trump on Sunday raised the possibility of taking new actions targeting North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's latest nuclear test."The United States is considering, in addition to other options, stopping...- 3 Sep 17, 12:23pm -

White House special counsel Ty Cobb exchanged a lengthy series of emails with a reporter this weekend in which he called the press "rabid" and asked of the reporter, "Are you on drugs?"...- 3 Sep 17, 11:58am -

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended St. John's Episcopal Church on Sunday morning, which the president declared a National Day of Prayer for Hurricane Harvey victims."We invite all Americans to jo...- 3 Sep 17, 11:10am -